Like many other young women living in communist East Germany, Solveig Leo thought nothing about juggling work and motherhood. The mother of two was able to preside over a large state-owned farm in the ...

During this turbulent moment for American democracy, Simone Weil’s words remind us that progress is not always linear, and that true values may lie beyond any notion of political advance or retreat.

Hungary’s fiery, right-wing leader says Donald Trump’s victory will help his own battle against immigration and multiculturalism and restore traditional family values. In Argentina, a president who ...

The political landscape shifted dramatically last year, however, after liberal justices won control of the state Supreme Court and invalidated the Republican district maps. That move opened the door ...

Historical figures like Dietrich Bonhoeffer, who famously stood against the moral failings of his time, have been largely absent in the modern political landscape in America. For those who see the ...

Critics argue that Trump’s appeal is rooted in a nostalgic vision of America that ignores the reality of the sacrifices made to improve it. Instead of honoring the past by building on it, a Trump ...

In both cases, Trump implies that the race of his opponent is all voters need to know to determine their characters. It is an ideology that normalizes the dominance and privilege of White Americans ...

Convicted felon Donald Trump is stepping up his demands that the winner of the presidential race be declared shortly after polls close on November 5, well before all the votes are counted.

Trump has vowed to pardon rioters, whom he calls “patriots” and “hostages,” if he wins in November. And he said he would accept the results of the upcoming election only if it’s “free and fair,” ...

On them rested the superior class of people, who took the capital the mudsills produced and used it to move the economy, and even civilization itself, forward. The world could not survive without the ...

Recounts are not automatic in Wisconsin, but candidates may request and pay for one if the vote margin is less than a percentage point. The AP may declare a winner in a race that is eligible for a ...

NBC News has a Vote Watch team that will work Election Day to monitor misinformation efforts and has assigned 30 reporters to be “county captains” to keep watch in areas where the election is expected ...